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Ransom Township vs LaMars Township

36 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+76% in Ransom Township) and conserved land (+50.1 pts in Ransom Township).

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Ransom Township, NDAn outdoors townSargent County · 123 people
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LaMars Township, NDA small town of 155Richland County · 155 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Ransom TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors50.1% conserved land16 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves All about Ransom Township →
LaMars TownshipA small town of 155
Quiet strengthsLaMars Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about LaMars Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+76%
Homes cost more in Ransom Township
Ransom Township $333,300LaMars Township $189,200
Conserved land+50.1 pts
Ransom Township has more conserved land
Ransom Township 50.1%LaMars Township 0%
Property tax bill+83%
Tax bills are bigger in Ransom Township
Ransom Township $2,286LaMars Township $1,250
Jobs per worker3.2×
Ransom Township is more of a job hub
Ransom Township 0.32LaMars Township 0.10
Street grid+80%
LaMars Township has the more walkable street grid
LaMars Township 0.9Ransom Township 0.5
Trails+70%
Ransom Township has more miles of trail
Ransom Township 16.0 miLaMars Township 9.4 mi
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $840 more a month in Ransom Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Ransom Township$1,940/mo
Typical home $333K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
LaMars Township$1,100/mo
Typical home $189K (Census) · tax rate 0.66% · Housing →

The difference: $840 a month, about $10,100 a year, between Ransom Township and LaMars Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Ransom TownshipLaMars Township
Snow a year45″49″
January low0°F1°F
July high83°F82°F
Growing season (days)135d152d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)40th44th
Outdoors & history
Ransom TownshipLaMars Township
Trails16 mi9 mi
Conserved land50.1%0%
Community
Ransom TownshipLaMars Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

36 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ransom TownshipSargent CountyLaMars TownshipRichland County
Ransom Township ↔ LaMars Township36 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Ransom TownshipLaMars Township
People
Population 123Lowest 155Highest
Median age 13.9±31.9Highest 61% below ND 11.3±22.8Lowest 69% below ND
Ransom Township and LaMars Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 50.4%±8.4Lowest ND: 23.5% 53.5%±48Highest ND: 23.5%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 8.9%±23.5Lowest ND: 16.5% 12.3%±15.3Highest ND: 16.5%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 54.1%Lowest ND: 32.7% 57.7%Highest ND: 32.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±11.5Lowest ND: 7.6% 1.9%±6.6Highest ND: 7.6%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $179,375±$169kHighest 134% above ND $76,083±$1kLowest about the ND average
Ransom Township and LaMars Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $333,300±$31kHighest 33% above ND $189,200±$9kLowest 24% below ND
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,286Highest 7% below ND $1,250Lowest 49% below ND
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 0%±100 ND: 38.9%
Below poverty line 0% ND: 10.8% 0% ND: 10.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 90.9%Highest ND: 62.9% 88.6%Lowest ND: 62.9%
Typical home builtmedian year 1988Highest 6 yrs newer than ND 1973Lowest 9 yrs older than ND
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 17% below ND —
Work from home 6%±7.3Lowest ND: 8.1% 14.3%±10.5Highest ND: 8.1%
LaMars Township and Ransom Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0% 0%
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 42.3 miHighest 31.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.10Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Gwinner (21%)Wahpeton (21%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LaMars TownshipFew work in Ransom Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 50.1%Highest 0%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 16.0 miHighest 9.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.3 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 0.5Lowest 0.9Highest
North Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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